Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,329 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Daniel Haynes
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Daniel Haynes (1894-1954)
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Scipio Africanus Jones (1863-1943)
US Supreme Court
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(1986) Wygant Et. Al. v. Jackson Board of Education Et. Al.
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Vertner Woodson Tandy (1885-1949)

Explore Global African History

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Berhanu Nega (1958- )
W.E.B. Du Bois and Staff in the Editorial Offices of The Crisis, 1912
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The Talented Tenth
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Manuel Cuesta Morúa (1962- )
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Euzhan Palcy (1958- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

50 Cent CD in Russian
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The Afro-Beat in Russia: The Influence of Black Music on Russian Popular Culture, 1890-2002
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Fighting Jim Crow in the 19th Century South: The Untold Story
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Roman Slavery and the Question of Race
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Is The Help Realistic? It Depends.

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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